‘Theology in a Conversation About Hope’ was the title of Dr Cornelius Casey’s lecture to mark the tenth anniversary of the Loyola Institute at Trinity College Dublin. In his talk, the Director of the Loyola Institute discussed Charles Péguy’s theology of the...
Fr Noel O'Neill writes about the impact COVID-19 restrictions have had on the intellectually disabled in South Korea. Due to the spread of the Omicrom variant, care centres like Emmaus were ordered to shut their doors in order to try to stem the spread of the...
The seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical letter ‘Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home’ takes place on 24th May. Laudato Si Week is celebrated annually in appreciation of the 2015 Encyclical in which the Pope says, “The entire material universe speaks...
“Do this in memory of me.” Following Christ’s command, on Easter Sunday, 2 April 1972, Bishop John McCormack of Meath ordained John McEvoy and his nine classmates into the priesthood as Columban missionary priests in Dalgan Park, recalls Fr Donal McIlraith. Later...
It was just before midday on Holy Thursday when the Archbishop called to say he would be around shortly to say farewell to Fr JJ. Some time later, he arrived, writes Fr Donal McIllraith. The Archbishop of Suva is Dr Peter Loy Chong and he was accompanied by his...
Submission from Columban Missionaries in Ireland Conscious of our need to be open to the guiding Spirit, we listened in our meetings as each of us shared some experiences of lived synodality, and also some of the things that had hindered it, in our lives and ...
Watching the collision of hope and horror in Ukraine played out on television screens, people fleeing with their whole belongings in suitcases and plastic bags, I am reminded of stories of settlers from various parts of Philippines flocking into Mindanao after the...
Let us turn our minds and hearts to the spiritual values of life. This is the sacred time of year when we recall the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, the man from Nazareth, writes Fr Shay Cullen. His life commitment to goodness and self-sacrifice as a...
It has always struck me that the Fijian translation of Good Friday is simply and literally, ‘Day of Death’. No massaging, no theological euphemisms, just saying is “as it is”, writes Fr Pat Colgan. Preparations for this day are taken very seriously, and the...
On Holy Thursday we commemorate Jesus’ washing of the feet of the apostles. Fr Tim Mulroy explains how that ritual reminds priests that they are called to be of service to those who feel worn and faded by the demands and suffering of the world. The wrapping on the...